Athletistic / Figure skating. Elena Radionova, bronze medalist at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships, spoke about the development of figure skating. According to her, there is a decline in women’s skating.

According to Radionova, the trend is associated with an increase in the age limit in figure skating from 15 to 17 years old.

“It seems to me that the girls are past their peak and now the trend is slightly downward. The girls are not particularly taking risks with the quadruple jumps. And if you look at the last stage of the Grand Prix, a flawless performance with three confident jumps. -three stunts give more points than when you fall from a quadruple.

“Much respect.” Radionova supports Valieva

Of course, I liked it better when Sasha Trusova and Kamila Valieva came out and had several quads in their arsenal. You watched with bated breath, and it was a completely different level. But the decrease in quadruples can be explained by an increase in the age limit. At this age, it is more difficult to perform jumps than among juniors,” quotes Radionova, according to RIA Novosti.


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